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Issued by the Maritime Executive at 6:38 PM, December 14, 2021

This may be the first hybrid battery-powered cargo ship on the European market to leave the shipyard this week and is ready to be put into use. As the first of two 9,300-dwt bulk carriers built for Norway’s Aasen Shipping, Aasfjell will also be awarded the title of the largest dumper with excavators on the market.

Aasfjell ordered in June 2019 and her sister ship Aasfoss currently under construction are equipped with a hybrid propulsion system to reduce emissions and operate in the port without emissions. Leading emerging trends in the shipping industry, each 394-foot-long vessel is equipped with a 339 kWh battery system to provide power for all port operations and to perform peak shaving for the main engine while at sea. In addition to its functions at sea, the battery pack can also be propelled and manipulated in ports without a main engine. Aasen estimates that the battery pack will reduce fuel consumption by approximately 400 tons per year.

These vessels are powered by the optimized Wartsila main engine to provide the most environmentally friendly and efficient operation. The main engine is capable of variable speed, enabling it to further reduce fuel consumption and emissions during slow sailing. 

The hull design has also been optimized to achieve maximum efficiency. The ship also has the function of active ecological control of the propeller. Other operating elements also benefit from the battery pack, including an electric excavator, which will operate quietly during loading and unloading operations and also contribute to the environmentally friendly operation of the ship.

The Aasfjell was built at the Royal Bodwewes shipyard in Hoogezand, the Netherlands, and was launched at the shipyard in October 2021. She was towed from the shipyard on December 12, and is currently completing construction and preparing for her maiden voyage in the port of Delfzil.

Aasfjell (Royal Bodway) before launch in October 2021

The release of Aasfjell (Royal Bodewes)

Issued by the Maritime Executive at 6:38 PM, December 14, 2021

This may be the first hybrid battery-powered cargo ship on the European market to leave the shipyard this week and is ready to be put into use. As the first of two 9,300-dwt bulk carriers built for Norway’s Aasen Shipping, Aasfjell will also be awarded the title of the largest dumper with excavators on the market. The Aasfjell ordered in June 2019 and the sister ship Aasfoss she is currently building are equipped with a hybrid propulsion system to reduce...

Issued by the Maritime Executive at 5:37 PM, December 14, 2021

The first installation of an automated kite system for wind-assisted propulsion on merchant ships has recently been completed, and trials will begin early in the new year. The project is undertaken by Airseas, a company developed by Airbus in the aviation industry, and will showcase a half-size demonstration version of the "Seawing" sail that operates on transatlantic voyages. Airseas was established in 2015 and was spun off from Airbus, hoping to use aviation experience and technology to develop its...

Published by the Maritime Executive at 4:13 PM, December 14, 2021

On Tuesday, a Danish court ruled that fuel supplier Dan-Bunkering violated EU sanctions against the Syrian government by providing fuel to Russian intermediaries. Keld Demand, the chief executive of the parent company Bunker Holding, was sentenced to four months' probation, and Dan-Bunkering was fined nearly US$5 million-plus US$2 million in additional profit forfeiture. In 2015-17, Dan-Bunkering employees conducted nearly three dozen transactions with Russian buyers, selling them jet fuel. according to...

Issued by the Maritime Executive at 4:05 PM on December 14, 2021

Shipping giant Maersk is collaborating with Swedish technology company Climeon to carry out the first batch of modifications and tests of the health recovery power system on a container ship. The company is developing heat recovery systems for ships and other applications. This demonstration project is one of the technologies being explored by container shipping companies as it seeks to play a leading role in developing new technologies to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of commercial shipping...

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